Are you curious but not quite curious enough to venture around the world? Or maybe you've traveled a lot and you're curious how another traveler survived and thrived on adventures overseas. Either way, you can devour Polly's Perils and have some good belly laughs as you read about cockroaches and outhouses, mare's milk and Tibetan birthday cakes, leopards and penguins. Follow her as she drives the Caratera Austral, four-wheels through Tibet and Africa, tracks gorillas, rides horses in Mongolia, and backpacks through rainforests. The best part? She's just like you, a regular person, with a regular job as a teacher, with a regular home and family.